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41. How New Tools In Data And AI Are Being Used In Healthcare And Medicine 9/2/2019

    AI will have a huge impact on healthcare. It is currently moving out of the laboratory and into real-world applications for healthcare and medicine. Many startups are using modern data and AI technologies to tackle problems related to workflow optimization and automation, demand forecasting, treatment and care, diagnostics, drug discovery, personalized medicine, and many other areas. Some of these companies are beginning to speak publicly about their AI initiatives; our upcoming Artificial Intelligence conferences in San Jose and London have a strong roster of speakers who will describe applications of AI in Health and Medicine.

42. The Great Promise - A Look Ahead To Effective Health Information Exchange 2/22/2010
    Health information technology and the exchange of health information are critical to next steps in improving healthcare quality, increasing the efficiency of care, and developing expanded, more consistent access. Indeed, almost all of the envisioned benefits of health information technology are dependent in one way or another on the electronic exchange of information that is now done by phone, with paper or fax, or not done at all. The advent of electronic health records and electronic information exchange offers great promise, but also come with great challenges for information security and existing work processes. It is critical to set a long-term vision that ultimately improves health outcomes and incrementally proves that the value of health IT is tangible and worth ongoing investments.
43. EHRs Continue To Lead The Way In The New Healthcare Environment 4/13/2016

    The EHR has come a long way since its inception. Initially designed to electronically capture the patient visit, it has morphed into an integral tool for patient and provider communication as well as data management and analysis. Overall, this technology has been helpful in prompting healthcare organizations to shift away from paper and will continue to push the industry to a new era of care.

44. 4 Ways To Boost ROI With Data-Driven Patient Engagement 9/26/2019

    The era of “build it and they will come” in healthcare is over. With the rising cost of medical services and influx of convenient care options, patients now treat their health decisions like any other serious investment. In the face of increasing competition and consumer expectations, hospitals and health systems need to restructure their strategy in order to engage patients and consumers effectively.

45. Getting To The Heart Of The Matter 10/22/2015
    Netherlands-based Leiden University Medical Center deploys an IoT time tracking solution to reduce time-to-treatment for heart attack patients. By Adebayo Onigbanjo, Director of Marketing, Zebra Technologies’ New Growth Platforms Team

     

46. Living On The Edge: How Hybrid Cloud Storage Solves Healthcare's Data Challenges 8/12/2019

    Data processing and other network activities must be moved closer to endpoints. By bringing edge computing into the mix, a hybrid storage-as-a-service approach can be created that can handle accessibility, scalability and regulatory obstacles, while still providing the benefits of the cloud.

47. The Patient, The Clinicians, The Payer, And The Hospital Encounter 5/8/2019

    While efforts continue to be made to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients in a hospital (this includes many of the qualifying payment programs being tested by governmental and private payers), the industry cannot overlook how patients view their financial obligations and how their financial situation impacts their course of care.

48. 3 Takeaways For Health IT Companies From The 21st Century Cures Act 2/28/2017

    The 21st Century Cures Act (the Act) — with its $6.3 billion in funding (some deferred) — is said to be the most important legislation passed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA). By Akash Jha, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech, and Diptarka Biswas, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech

49. The Next Step To Value-Based Care: Activating Healthcare Data For Physicians 3/26/2019

    Healthcare has seen a number of life-saving breakthroughs: vaccines, anesthesia, bypass surgery, the balloon catheter, and even decoding the human genome sequence. These have all changed the face of healthcare, transforming how we do things around here. But there’s one breakthrough which we have known is coming for a long time now.

50. Turning Parents Into Database Administrators To Improve The Lives Of Children With Type 1 Diabetes 11/15/2016

    For individuals with type 1 diabetes (such as myself), frequent monitoring of blood glucose is a necessity of life. A blood glucose level that climbs too high or falls too low can lead to dangerous health situations, and keeping relentless track of the level is essential to managing diabetes effectively. To help provide this important information, many individuals wear a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device which includes a hair’s-width under-skin sensor and a small transmitter pack. The CGM measures blood glucose in real-time and sends that data wirelessly to a nearby display device.